Manitobans will have been in a state of emergency for well over 100 days by the end date of the province's latest extension.

Today the Government of Manitoba is announcing that they are extending the state of emergency for 30 more days, starting today at 4 p.m.

Beginning on March 20, the state of emergency was called in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"A state of emergency allows the government to take quick action to support Manitobans when they need it most. The state of emergency was first declared on March 20 by the powers set out in section 10(1) and 10(2) of The Emergency Measures Act to enable the province to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic," the province says in a statement.

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The province says the state of emergency allows them to act quickly when making changes.

Tentative Phase 3 reopening plans and current public health orders will not be affected by the extension at this time.

The State of Emergency was extended the first time on April 20 and a second time on May 17. The newly-proposed end date means that Manitoba will have been in a state of emergency for a total of 118 days by July 15.